CME Eyes Sales Of Nymex, Kansas City Buildings

By

Jacob Bunge

Updated March 20, 2013 10:04 p.m. ET

Chicago exchange operator CME Group Inc. is considering selling the buildings that house its energy and grain trading floors in New York and Kansas City, Mo., in the latest sign that quick-fire computers are replacing iconic buildings as the markets' center of gravity.

It isn't certain the New York Mercantile Exchange would need to relocate if a deal is made, as CME is considering a lease-back option on that property, which houses...